AGNC vs TWOD vs EFC Stock Comparison

AGNC Investment, Two Harbors Investment and Ellington Financial Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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AGNC AGNC Investment Corp.
$8.95 -5.3% 1M -11.0% 1Y
Market cap
$10.43B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.23B
Div. yield
–
Mortgage REITs Financial Services
4 wins
EFC Ellington Financial Inc.
$11.85 -2.8% 1M -11.0% 1Y
Market cap
$1.46B
P/E
8.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$455.40M
Div. yield
–
Mortgage REITs Financial Services
3 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

AGNC Investment leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (AGNC Investment 4, Ellington Financial 3, Two Harbors Investment 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAGNCTWODEFCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $10.43B $2.69B $1.46B AGNC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -137.2x -36.5x 8.6x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 6.1x — 6.1x AGNC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +111.0% +3.5% +44.8% AGNC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -6.2% -15.3% 37.3% EFC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 21.7% 22.6% EFC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.06% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -11.0% -1.6% -11.0% TWOD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -10.9%/yr — -8.2%/yr EFC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 22.3% 6.2% 18.4% TWOD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 49/100 40/100 42/100 AGNC

Percentile Scorecard

AGNCTWODEFC

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisAGNCTWODEFC
Valuation 40 #102 of 169 45 #93 of 169 33 #114 of 169
Growth 77 #37 of 159 29 #114 of 159 60 #64 of 159
Profitability 61 #57 of 146 40 #88 of 146 44 #82 of 146
Financial Health – 72 #44 of 153 61 #61 of 153
Shareholder Returns 17 #112 of 135 14 #116 of 135 11 #120 of 135
Overall 49 40 42
  • AGNC ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • TWOD ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • EFC ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodAGNCTWODEFCSPY
1 month -5.3%-2.5%-2.8% +0.7%
3 months -18.0%-0.5%-12.2% +3.7%
6 months -18.8%-0.7%-10.6% +7.1%
Year to date -16.5%-0.4%-12.7% +12.8%
1 year -11.0%-1.6%-11.0% +11.9%
3 years +29.0%—+0.3% +85.2%
3 years, per year +8.9%—+0.1% +22.8%
5 years -43.8%—-34.8% +67.6%
5 years, per year -10.9%—-8.2% +10.9%
10 years -54.9%—-25.7% +262.0%
10 years, per year -7.7%—-2.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAGNCTWODEFCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 22.3%6.2%18.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 23.2%8.4%20.0% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.700.040.41 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.49-0.26-0.59 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -57.2%-4.1%-41.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -26.5%-2.7%-15.4% -1.2%
52-week high $12.17$26.37$14.01 $779.14
52-week low $8.44$25.11$11.30 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleAGNCTWODEFC
P/E now vs peer median -141.4xmedian 11.7x -36.5xmedian 11.7x 8.9xmedian 11.7x
P/S now vs peer median 9.2xmedian 2.7x 5.6xmedian 2.7x 3.3xmedian 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 13.1x —median 13.1x —median 13.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 9.9xmedian 6.5x 21.2xmedian 6.5x -2.4xmedian 6.5x
P/B now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 0.7x 1.5xmedian 0.7x 0.8xmedian 0.7x
PEG now vs peer median 4.66median 0.33 0.03median 0.33 —median 0.33

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsAGNCTWODEFC
Revenue $1.23B $482.19M $455.40M
Net income $103.00M -$21.68M $225.90M
Free cash flow $1.14B $127.22M -$617.48M
EPS (diluted) $-0.06 $-0.70 –
Cash & equivalents $468.00M $642.69M $247.47M
Total debt – $115.68M $1.01B
Shares (diluted) 1.20B 105.43M –
Enterprise value $8.56B -$39.17M $659.08M

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricAGNCTWODEFC
P/E -141.4x -36.5x 8.9x
P/FCF 9.9x 21.2x -2.4x
P/Operating cash flow 9.9x 21.2x -2.4x
P/S 9.2x 5.6x 3.3x
P/B 1.0x 1.5x 0.8x
P/Tangible book 1.0x -4.6x 0.8x
EV/EBITDA – – –
EV/EBIT – 5.4x 2.9x
EV/Revenue 8.8x 4.5x 3.3x
EV/FCF 9.5x 17.1x -2.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.5x 17.1x -2.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 4.66 0.03 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAGNCTWODEFC
Revenue growth (1Y) 111.0% 3.5% 44.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 102.6% 41.6% 27.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) -87.7% 92.8% 56.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -30.3% -40.5% 62.6%
EPS growth (1Y) -109.7% 79.2% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) -30.4% -1,161% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 88.2% -54.1% 0.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 445.6% -43.8% -67.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 88.2% -54.1% 0.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 445.6% -43.8% -67.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAGNCTWODEFC
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – – –
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin – -1.0% 37.2%
Net margin -6.2% -15.3% 37.3%
FCF margin 92.3% 26.4% -135.6%
Operating cash flow margin 92.3% 26.4% -135.6%
Return on equity – -1.2% 11.4%
Return on assets – -0.2% 1.1%
Return on invested capital – 21.7% 22.6%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.0x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 11.0x -5.9x -2.7x
Stock comp / revenue 1.7% 2.2% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAGNCTWODEFC
Debt / assets – 1.3% 1.2%
Debt / equity – 0.1x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – 0.9x -0.4x
Liabilities / assets 91.3% 80.2% 90.5%
Equity / assets 8.7% 19.8% 9.5%
Interest coverage – 1.0x 1.5x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAGNCTWODEFC
Dividend yield 16.1% – 13.2%
Net buyback yield -17.0% 0.0% -18.8%
Shareholder yield -0.9% 0.0% -5.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) – -685.8% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 116.8% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – -21.0% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -13.3% –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusAGNCTWODEFC
Forward P/E 6.1xFY2026 – 6.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.47FY2026 – $1.94FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -2.0%FY2026 – +4.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +0.7% – -2.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.11BFY2026 $19.93MFY2026 $532.59MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +16.7%FY2026 – +58.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +13.2% +127.3% +2.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAGNCTWODEFC
Held by institutions 40.8% – 50.4%
Institutions holding 701 – 247
Change in shares held, QoQ +11.2% – +2.9%
Institutions buying 417 – 139
Institutions selling 177 – 57
Buyers to sellers 2.36 – 2.44

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

AGNCTWODEFC
AGNC 1.00 0.17 0.63
TWOD 0.17 1.00 0.13
EFC 0.63 0.13 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AGNC, TWOD and EFC?

AGNC Investment (AGNC) is the largest by market capitalisation: AGNC Investment (AGNC) $10.43B, Two Harbors Investment (TWOD) $2.69B, Ellington Financial (EFC) $1.46B.

Which company is growing faster?

AGNC Investment (AGNC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: AGNC Investment (AGNC) +111.0%, Two Harbors Investment (TWOD) +3.5%, Ellington Financial (EFC) +44.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ellington Financial (EFC) has the highest net margin (AGNC Investment (AGNC) -6.2%, Two Harbors Investment (TWOD) -15.3%, Ellington Financial (EFC) 37.3%). On return on invested capital, Ellington Financial (EFC) leads (Two Harbors Investment (TWOD) 21.7%, Ellington Financial (EFC) 22.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Two Harbors Investment (TWOD) returned the most: AGNC Investment (AGNC) -11.0%, Two Harbors Investment (TWOD) -1.6%, Ellington Financial (EFC) -11.0%. Over five years, Ellington Financial (EFC) compounded fastest (AGNC Investment (AGNC) -10.9%/yr, Ellington Financial (EFC) -8.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: AGNC Investment (AGNC) 0.00%, Two Harbors Investment (TWOD) 0.06%, Ellington Financial (EFC) 0.00%. AGNC Investment (AGNC) and Ellington Financial (EFC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Two Harbors Investment (TWOD) has been the steadiest (AGNC Investment (AGNC) 22.3%, Two Harbors Investment (TWOD) 6.2%, Ellington Financial (EFC) 18.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AGNC, TWOD and EFC?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, AGNC Investment (AGNC) leads on 4. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.